Fantastic
So refreshing to play a game that isn’t full of ads… we forget what that’s like. The lack of ads actually made me want to pay for the game just for that alone. Such a rarity now, shut up and take my money - Other developers please take note. The game is thoughtfully designed, artwork is great and the concept is simple. Beautiful game overall and really enjoyable to play so far. Yes, it’s another word game based on other word game mechanics but it’s really well done and feels unique with the gubbins and it’s actually quite strategic mixed with the hope of the draw giving you what you want before you run out of space on the grid. The daily puzzles are great, free and the lack of nudge /micro payments in the game makes it terrific - yes there is a shop but it doesn’t block/restrict/cap gameplay with stupid stuff like in game currencies and scam economies. Nope, instead it’s just about fun gameplay that’s open to all. Fantastic.
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Free to play to having to pay to play
When I first downloaded this game and started playing it, I enjoyed it a lot. I would play while on a train or when there was no internet connection and not be limited with how many games I played but now… I HAVE TO PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO PLAY IT???? Why? Why make it free and then all of a sudden say I have to pay money just to play games. Wth. Very disappointed with this.
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Response from developer
Sorry to hear this came as a shock, maybe there's a better way we can set expectations around this moving forward. Basically the idea is that everyone can play once a day for free, no ads or anything! And then if you like it, you can pay the one-time fee to play as much as you like. This isn't everyone's cup of tea but is definitely our preference over bombarding every user with a million ads, or scaring off 95% of potential players by paywalling the whole thing entirely. Regardless, sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with our game! Hope you at least get some kind of kick out of playing once a day!
Love the game, but bugs
Hello, I really enjoy the game. My friend and I share our postcards for the daily games everyday. Recently, there have been 2 days where the daily game has a bug that makes it display the same game board as the previous day. I have not been able to access the daily game for those days. It happened today actually, and that’s why I chose to reach out and leave a review. I closed the app and restarted it, and I updated my app, but nothing fixed the issue. Everything else about the game is great, I love the art style and the gameplay. I see that a streak counter has been added which I enjoy! One thing that would take it to another level would also be to see your stats, such as previous scores. And also to access the post card maker for games you’ve already completed. My friend has occasionally exited the game before finishing the post card and hasn’t found a way to access it again, which is important to us because we share them with each other everyday.
Keep up the good work, thanks for considering my feedback.
Keep up the good work, thanks for considering my feedback.
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Addicting and fun
I came for Hank Green and Partners in Health and am so happy I did! This is a great game.
It took me a while—at least ten games and maybe more—to figure out what the objective was, what plays were allowed (hint: it’s not like scrabble) and how to get high scores, but it was fun even when I had no idea what I was trying to achieve. I was concerned that it might become boring once I figured out how to play, but it was quite the opposite. I am now totally hooked.
My one complaint is that the dictionary used by the game is VERY and unpredictably restrictive and there’s no way to know if a word will be accepted without playing it. For instance, it didn’t accept “rewashing” as a word (also not “rewashed” nor “rewash”.) Seems odd, as this is a reasonably common word. Another example is that it didn’t accept “smirker”, i.e., a person who smirks. Not as common as rewashing, but still definitely a word and certainly not obscure. These are just two examples of many.
The three “undos” can be helpful for surprise non-words, but they only undo the most recent move so aren’t always enough. Moreover, I’d prefer to save my undos for accidentally misplaced tiles and for sloppy logic errors that become clear right after I’ve played. If the very restrictive dictionary is an intentional challenge for the game, it would be nice if they’d at least allow us to check a word before playing it.
Regardless, five stars.
It took me a while—at least ten games and maybe more—to figure out what the objective was, what plays were allowed (hint: it’s not like scrabble) and how to get high scores, but it was fun even when I had no idea what I was trying to achieve. I was concerned that it might become boring once I figured out how to play, but it was quite the opposite. I am now totally hooked.
My one complaint is that the dictionary used by the game is VERY and unpredictably restrictive and there’s no way to know if a word will be accepted without playing it. For instance, it didn’t accept “rewashing” as a word (also not “rewashed” nor “rewash”.) Seems odd, as this is a reasonably common word. Another example is that it didn’t accept “smirker”, i.e., a person who smirks. Not as common as rewashing, but still definitely a word and certainly not obscure. These are just two examples of many.
The three “undos” can be helpful for surprise non-words, but they only undo the most recent move so aren’t always enough. Moreover, I’d prefer to save my undos for accidentally misplaced tiles and for sloppy logic errors that become clear right after I’ve played. If the very restrictive dictionary is an intentional challenge for the game, it would be nice if they’d at least allow us to check a word before playing it.
Regardless, five stars.
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love it, don’t love streaks
I’d really love it if displaying (or even keeping track of) the current streak was configurable. I understand that’s a big deal for a lot of people, but it makes playing a game feel less joyful and more like a job for me. I’d like to be able to opt out.
Please keep up the good work; I love what you’re doing and it’s a joy to play. Don’t forget to be awesome.
Please keep up the good work; I love what you’re doing and it’s a joy to play. Don’t forget to be awesome.
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Racism
Racism in credits
I like this game
I’m writing this review to request a fix of a bug. When I duplicated the word ‘psychosis’ with the sock gubbin twice, the second time the S tiles stopped being responsive, and i couldn’t highlight any of the S’s or make a word with them
Great game I enjoy it but..
Love this game however I find it’s dictionary incredibly frustrating. Multiple times i will have made a 9 letter word that is in the dictionary but won’t count on gubbins. For example today: sauceboat and biomasses. It would be nice to either have the dictionary flushed out or a feature where i can see if a word is valid before i start attempting to build it.
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Only One Note
This is SUCH a fun game. My sibling and I both play it and send our scores to eachother every day to compare (and compete). My only note is the same thing other people have mentioned here. On the home page of the game, there are three options for what type of game you can play: classic, daily, and pencil. I wish that the daily puzzle was the first option in the cycle instead of classic, just so that I stop picking classic on accident.
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FYI nuisance is not acceptable but cuss words are …
lol what dictionary are they using for this 7.99 app??
